Guides (10-14)
What our 10-14-year-olds do, wear and the badges they earn
Guides is a relaxed, welcoming space where you can have fun, learn and be yourself with good friends from 10 to 14 years old.
Guides is a place where you can explore the things you love and do stuff you’ve never done before. Where else can you think up a new sport, make a new perfume, cook over a campfire, design an advertising campaign, have a mocktail party or raise money for a charity you believe in? At Guides, you can do all of this and loads more.
What do girls do in Guides?
Wondering what Guides get up to? We’ll let them show you...
Guides follow our programme. Around 60% of what girls do in regular unit meetings (local groups where Guides meet) is our programme. It’s created with girls and full of fun, adventure and variety. Our programme for Guides encourages you to be supportive and imaginative. You’ll explore and celebrate your individual passions!
I like doing badges, because I get to explore my interests. I get to pick what I do and get badges for things I like the most!
In unit meetings, you’ll do fun activities, play games and earn skills builder badges, all while being supported by our trained volunteers who give up their time for free.
You could get skills builder badges in themes such as camping, communication and first aid. And if you want to take guiding home, there’s lots of interest badges to do , like the craftivism badge, fixing badge and whittling badge.
Discover all the badges Guides can earn.
Opportunities for you as a Guide
As a Guide, you’ll have lots of extra opportunities on top of the fun things you do in unit meetings. You can...
- Become a patrol leader for you unit. Many units split girls into small groups called patrols for some activities and, as you get older, you’ll have a chance to become a patrol leader.
- Try out the Guide camp permit.
- Become a Rainbow or Brownie helper with a local unit and inspire our youngest sections.
- Become a member of Amplify, who help staff and senior volunteers make decisions about the future of Girlguiding.
What Guides wear
We encourage members to wear a uniform to show they’re part of the Girlguiding family - and you can wear a Guide top or dress.
Badges can be attached to your uniform – the promise badge, which you’ll get after making your Guide promise, should be on the left-hand side and every other badge can be attached where you choose.
Buy uniform and more from our online shop.
What’s after Guides?
After Guides, you can move onto Rangers, our section for girls aged 14-18, where you get together with other girls to have fun, learn more, give back, hang out, and just be you.
Or you could become a young leader with a local unit and grow your leadership skills while helping to inspire girls in Rainbows or Brownies.
